nerve-racking

nerve-racking

英 ['nə:v,rækiŋ]
　　美

adj. 傷腦筋的；使人心煩的

中文詞源：

nerve-racking 十分緊張的

nerve,神經，rack,折磨。引申詞義十分緊張的。

例句：

1. Nerve cells have limited ability to regenerate if destroyed.
如果受到損傷，神經細胞再造的能力有限。

2. The mere mention of John had touched a very raw nerve indeed.
提到約翰就真的讓人心痛。

3. He had the nerve to ask me to prove who I was.
他竟敢要求我證明我自己的身份。

4. The brandy made him choke, but it restored his nerve.
雖說白蘭地嗆瞭他一下，卻讓他恢復瞭勇氣。

5. Malcolm worked up the nerve to ask Grandma Rose for some help.
馬爾科姆鼓起勇氣請羅絲奶奶幫點忙。